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We act as counsel in cases that affect large numbers of people, such as in class actions, pension surplus matters, and bankruptcy and insolvency cases.
Cases is designed to keep our clients informed as to the current status of their case.
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September 6, 2023
This class action concerns the Restricted Share Units and other deferred compensation owed to the employees of Apache Canada Ltd. when that company was sold by Apache Corporation to Paramount Resources Ltd. in 2017. The class action alleges that the terms of the Apache Corporation omnibus compensation plan provided that
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Active
February 14, 2017
On August 2, 2016, Arc Productions Ltd. (“Arc”) was placed into interim receivership by order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Deloitte Restructuring Inc. is the interim receiver. To view court documents, orders, reports from the receiver, and other publicly available information with respect to the insolvency proceedings, please visit
Automotive Active
January 18, 2022
Koskie Minsky LLP and Roy O’Connor LLP are acting as plaintiff’s counsel in a proposed Canada-wide class action lawsuit action against Audi AG and a number of its Canadian and international subsidiaries relating to emissions from gasoline powered Audi A6, A8, Q5 and Q7 model vehicles. The claim was launched
Charter Cases Correctional Cases Active
August 12, 2019
Koskie Minsky LLP and Henein Hutchison LLP have commenced a class action against the Province of Ontario alleging that chronic delays in bail hearings have violated the rights of accused persons. The statement of claim issued on June 28, 2017 alleges, among other things, that the bail hearing system in
October 5, 2022
This class action concerns the Bank of Montreal’s practice of charging multiple NSF fees on a single attempted transaction. It is alleged that BMO makes these duplicative charges when online vendors attempt to reprocess a single transaction. It is further alleged that this is a violation of BMO’s contract with
September 30, 2022
This class action is on behalf of Canadian beekeepers who assert that Canada negligently denied them their lawful right to seek import permits for honeybee packages from the U.S., resulting in significant economic losses. The class action alleges that Canada failed to complete an evidence-based assessment of pest and disease
July 20, 2021
Koskie Minsky LLP and McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP commenced a class action against Bell Canada and affiliates arising out of the alleged incorrect approach used by the Defendants to calculate the cost of living indexation pursuant to the Bell Canada Pension Plan. It was alleged that Bell Canada adopted the
Product Liability Active
June 26, 2018
This lawsuit alleges that Biomet, Inc. and related companies were negligent in designing, manufacturing, distributing and selling the Biomet M2a Magnum, M2a 38 and ReCap Femoral Resurfacing System metal-on-metal hip implants. This class action has been certified and applies only to: all persons who were implanted in Canada with metal-on-metal
June 28, 2019
On November 30, 2018, Forme Development Group Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Applicants”), including 2358825 Ontario Ltd. (the “Birchmount Developer”) applied for and were granted protection from their creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”), by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) (the “Court”).
January 11, 2021
The Quenneville v. Robert Bosch GMBH matter relates to the Volkswagen “dieselgate” scandal. It is alleged that the Defendant, Bosch, designed and calibrated the defeat device software in the Vehicles at issue in the Quenneville v. VW matter. It is further alleged that Bosch worked with Volkswagen in misleading regulators.
September 18, 2023
September 8, 2023
